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			| 1.
								highest in quality 
 'superlative' - used as a noun
 2.
								an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
 the critics lavished superlatives on it
 3.
								the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
 so many highest superlatives achieved by man
 4.
								the superlative form of an adjective
 'best' is the superlative form of 'good'
 
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